The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-15
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STONENYALL JACKSON.

A "Reminiscences OF his BoJhood Told by
Z. Unolo Preston PuEh.
Lo.tttville Courier Journal. b
n When in Washington abort time back
became acquainted with gentleman
named Preston Pugh, Of West Virginia,
who was State Senator Of the Old Do
minion, and Sheriff and deputy sheriff Of
Gilmsr county for over ten years. He
narrated an incident OF the Confederate
hero, which has never been publiahed.
He tells that Thomas ]. Jackson and bis
brother, Edward, were raised in Lewis
county, Va, by an uncle named Cumming
jackson, who was wild, sporting charac-
tor. From Toms earliest youth be was
looked upon as steady boy and q Chris.
tiau. Cumming jackson had grlst and
saw mill on the West Fork river, three
miles from Weston, In the present West
Virginia, When about twelve years Of
age, T. j. jackson and his brother Edward
left home and went 10 the Ohio river,
where they worked all winter Tor lum.
herman, chopping wood and loading q
flatboat. When young Stonewall and his
brother aaked for their pay In the spring,
the lumhorman pitched into them with q
stick and gave them thrsshing. They then
started for home on loot with their little
bundles Of clothing on stick over their
shoulders, and when about twenty-five
miles from their destination stopped at
Alex McQuain's place, on Coon creek, in
Gilmer then Lswis) county. Here Ed
Jackson was taken sick with typhoid fe-
yer and young Stonewall went on home.
When his uncle, Cumming jackson, aaw
him he was greatly surprised and asked
him where he had been. He told his story
and then his uncle asked him what he had
In his bundle. He replied: MY clothes"
His uncle made him open them out and
the old things were not worth twenty-five
cents; go Cumming mads him throw them
away, Us no was getting angry thinking Of
the way the lumberman had treated the
boys. He Bwore terribly and vowed that
he would whip that lumberinan If 1t took
all his life. Young 6tonewall told OF Ed
being Hick, but Cumming said no one could
care for him better than Mrs. McQuain
Cumming took his gun and started ior the
lumberEan, stopping to see tho sick Ed
ward on bis way, but when he reached the
Ohio river the lumberman was gone.
| Young 6tonowall went on working iol
bis uncle, and before he was eighteen
years OF age was made Constable OF the
County Court, he being steady youns
man Of coolness, Judgment and nerve, and
able TO act up to his office even in thai
wild, rough region. Soon aiterward
Samuel L. Hays, thon member Of Con
! gress, stopped at Cumming Jackson's, and
told them that be had ths appointment o
cadet ct West Point, and was going t
send Glib Butcher, young clerk in tht
County Court Of Lewis county. He wen
, on the next day and offered the appoint
ment to Glib Butcher, but be declined it
When young stonewall heard Of 1t he re-
quested his Uncle Cumming to write tt
: Nlr. Hays and obtain the appointment iol
, him. Cumming laughed, and objected or
account OF young Stonewalls lack Of edu
cation; but the youth informed him thai
he had baen studying constantly at nigh
and at other timep, and, If he had little
time to prepare for the examination, wat
certain he would pass. He was subse
quently appointed, passed. a satisfactory
} examination, became cadet, and entered
the army. giY5 FL.